Well, "unlimited" could be open to debate on misleading advertising (though from the article it sounds like the point at which Verizon said "no way" was mention of a file/streaming server).

But "great for games" in no way implies servers. There are many MANY games (probably the majority of online games these days) that do not run as a server. And I'd have to say 300Mbps FIOS would undoubtedly be pretty great for online games.

Besides, it's really about just plain common sense here - they clearly don't give a shit if you are running some FPS online game in hosted mode. They care when someone streams 50+TB a month for their company's testing over a residential connection. It's morons that abuse services like this that cause them to change the policies for the rest of the normal users, usually for the worse.

Well, rather than guess why not just look it up! :)

Restrictions on Use. The Service is a consumer grade service and is not designed for or intended to be used for any commercial purpose. You may not resell, re-provision or rent the Service, (either for a fee or without charge) or allow third parties to use the Service via wired, wireless or other means. For example, you may not provide Internet access to third parties through a wired or wireless connection or use the Service to facilitate public Internet access (such as through a Wi-Fi hotspot), use it for high volume purposes, or engage in similar activities that constitute such use (commercial or non-commercial). If you subscribe to a Broadband Service, you may connect multiple computers/devices within a single home to your modem and/or router to access the Service, but only through a single Verizon-issued IP address. You also may not exceed the bandwidth usage limitations that Verizon may establish from time to time for the Service, or use the Service to host any type of server. Violation of this section may result in bandwidth restrictions on your Service or suspension or termination of your Service.

Come on, this is America! Here the responsibility/consequence falls to whoever has the worst lawyer.

Yeah, but that's a pretty unrealistic analogy as it's going to be unlikely that shooting everyone else in the foot will have no repercussions to said "shooter". At worst case that user will be held directly responsible, and at best case everyone will forever avoid/shun him (limping around just outside of foot-shooting range...) Doesn't sound like a great interface to anyone's point of view (except maybe the podiatrists).

Since they (along with most other spacefaring ships) were shown taking off and landing vertically, yeah, pretty much. Actually, the silly canonical explanation is they were for heat dissipation and "stabilization", just like the TIE fighter's "radiators" (which are clearly useless as airfoils).

Though given this thread is arguing engineering principles in one of the most unscientific major sci-fi series in recent history, I think we can all safely claim various levels of pathetic nerddom. Sigh.

Modded flamebait for pointing out Ron Paul supporters get insulted and attacked by him and still support him? I guess "stupid" was a bit harsh. More like the political equivalent of battered spouse syndrome...

I can swear that our principal looked straight at me after filling the high school with smoke but he couldn't prove a thing.

Well, there's another thing that has more or less gone the by the wayside in today's paranoia... proof (let alone intent!)

The most bizarre part about this IMO is the site is still claims to be a "grassroots Ron Paul supporter site" even after Paul basically threatened them and claimed the site was a scam trying to sell goods and advertising based on his name. Stupid is as stupid does, I guess.

22 lbs!?! "Drag along" is right ;)

Lodge is awesome, though. I have the 6 qt enamel dutch oven for the kitchen, use it for bread, deep drying, soup, etc. Though I see it's now over $100!? Jeez, I bought it about 5 years ago for $50. Guess Walmart is good for something after all...

Hmm, in a flood or blizzard I'd probably prefer a decent suspension and 4WD over 1WD. Or something with windows for those choke points where the zombie hordes are thickest.

My middle school science teacher had a great time dropping tiny chunks of elemental sodium in water in class as part of a chemistry lesson. Unfortunately that led to a couple of curious students later dropping a much-too-large piece of it in the toilet in the boy's room...

In the end the students were given detentions for taking the sodium without asking, and I don't think anything happened to the teacher (who was a great teacher in general). In today's absurd educational environment the teacher probably would have been fired and the straight A students (one of whom is now an aeronautical engineer and the other a doctor) expelled and their future academic careers ruined...

Because the chain of bad decisions start with the cop getting himself in that situation to begin with. When he was told "there is an armed man holding a hostage inside" maybe his first instinct shouldn't have been barging through the door with his gun drawn, but calling for backup and trying to diffuse the situation. I'm pretty sure the victim and her family would have preferred everything in their house be stolen and their ATM account drained over being shot in the head by a cop.

Didn't remotely say anything of the sort. Defensive, much?

But "the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" - just like many other examples of overreaction like high speed police chases, etc - is a gross oversimplification. It's not a single anecdote if you pay the least bit of attention - often premature and unnecessary escalation of dangerous action or deadly force just leads to innocent casualties. And it gets progressively worse when you hastily put "security" in place with guns but poor situational training ala Mr. Zimmerman (unless you think an additional 150,000 competent police officers can be quickly hired, trained, and adequately paid to guard all of the public schools). But in your black and white world you are clearly not interested in discussion of the issue... oh well...

Yeah, I'm that's the opinion of the family of the college student shot in the head this week by a "good guy with a gun" (cop) who decided he was better off firing 8 rounds at a burglar holding her in a headlock than just letting him go.

Yeah, but Yahoo had some of the stupidest acquisitions, starting with the $5.7B debacle known as Broadcast.com.

The only thing of any note coming out of that deal is the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA championship (otherwise known as "Thank you Yahoo!... you suckers! Sincerely, Mark Cuban")